Explain how 'wellbore trajectory optimization' can enhance geothermal energy production from fractured reservoirs.

Wellbore trajectory optimization is the process of carefully planning the path of a geothermal well to maximize its intersection with productive fractures in a fractured reservoir, thereby enhancing geothermal energy production. In fractured reservoirs, the majority of fluid flow occurs through natural fractures rather than through the rock matrix itself. Therefore, the key to efficient heat extraction is to intersect as many productive fractures as possible. A vertical well may only intersect a limited number of fractures, especially if the fractures are vertically orient....